wellgo MG-1 on ebay around $35. Weight at like 400g i think. Or forge comp pedals from performance bike at $25. free shipping and only 260g. I worry how they will hold up, but i just bought a pair. Or dimension pro mountian pedals from universal cycle at $37. Im going to go with the MG-1 if I tear the forges apart.

I wish i could help but i just saw that link posted somewhere and loved those pedals so i posted them here. I have no idea where i can get them either. Wish i knew. I think i saw a couple at Jenson. And they say 9/16

wellgo MG-1 on ebay around $35. Weight at like 400g i think. Or forge comp pedals from performance bike at $25. free shipping and only 260g. I worry how they will hold up, but i just bought a pair. Or dimension pro mountian pedals from universal cycle at $37. Im going to go with the MG-1 if I tear the forges apart.

I ride Wellgo MG-8 SPD Road Pedals.

260g's

Magnesium.
No complaints.
Hundreds of miles on them.
Great reviews for them too.

But, I'll be going with Ultegra SL or Dura Ace pedals next time for larger platform.

Nothing to do with MTBing, but just vouching for Wellgo's quality for entry level pedals.

how do the Wellgo MG-1 compare to all the pedals listed in this thread? lightweight? grippy? worth it for $35?

They're worth it, that's what I run on my DH bike. Only downside to them, magnesium is a pretty soft metal, and if you slam your pedals on rocks you could rip out a pin. I think they have 9 pins on each side, and I'm missing 1-3 pins on each side of mine. However, this is from a whole season of DH. At $35 I just buy a new pair every year, and I usually get them off one of those Taiwan or Hong Kong sellers off ebay.